I Didn't Get Where I Am Today (2012 Remastered Version)

[00:26.60] Why did I listen to that music?
[00:29.22] It's made me feel so sad
[00:32.82] and brought it home to me once more
[00:35.65] I want what I cannot have
[00:39.52] When you can't get what you want
[00:42.26] you still have all the rest
[00:45.90] but isn't it sad to settle for second-best?
[00:51.39] I've been waiting at home
[00:54.95] for someone to phone
[00:57.98] I didn't get where I am today
[01:01.29] without living that old cliche
[01:04.45] I've been lying in bed
[01:05.94] the sheets over my head
[01:11.04] I didn't get where I am today
[01:14.34] without giving up in dismay
[01:19.58]
[01:25.54] Told everyone I'm over it
[01:28.28] I've quit this cul-de-sac
[01:31.94] But just when I thought
[01:33.21] I'd lost it for good
[01:34.87] that feeling comes right back
[01:38.72] When you can't get what you want
[01:41.42] you wear your bravest face
[01:45.14] but deep inside you're sinking without a trace
[01:50.46] I've been called repressed
[01:54.17] a poet, a pest
[01:57.09] I didn't get where I am today
[02:00.38] without getting in someone's way
[02:03.52] I live my life on a stage
[02:07.02] put it down on the page
[02:10.29] I didn't get where I am today
[02:13.58] without writing a resume
[02:16.80] I didn't get where I am today
[02:22.10] I didn't get where I am today
[02:45.86] I didn't get where I am today
[02:49.53] I've explored situations
[02:52.96] the themes and variations
[02:55.42] I didn't get where I am today
[02:59.55] without losing it on the way
[03:02.75] On the Street of Shame
[03:06.08] looking for someone to blame
[03:09.27] I didn't get where I am today
[03:11.56] without leaving in disarray
[03:16.07] I didn't get where I am today
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